Characteristics of employment in the sense of the census in 2021 France

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

ACT T1 - Population aged 15 years or over having a job by status in 2021

ACT T1 - Population aged 15 years or over having a job by status in 2021
Employment status Number % of which % part-time of which % women
Altogether 27 854 815 100,0 16,2 48,4
Employees 24 084 231 86,5 16,4 50,1
Non-employees 3 770 584 13,5 14,7 37,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T2 - Status and employment conditions of 15 years or over by sex in 2021

ACT T2 - Status and employment conditions of 15 years or over by sex in 2021
Employment status and conditions Male % Female %
Altogether 14 363 679 100 13 491 136 100
Employees 12 021 812 83,7 12 062 419 89,4
 Tenured personnel and open-ended employment contracts 10 190 347 70,9 10 122 625 75,0
 Fixed-term employment contracts 963 781 6,7 1 367 568 10,1
 Temporary employment 365 277 2,5 162 293 1,2
 Assisted jobs 62 301 0,4 84 633 0,6
 Apprentice ship contract - Traineeship 440 106 3,1 325 300 2,4
Non-employees 2 341 867 16,3 1 428 717 10,6
 Independents 1 280 182 8,9 992 034 7,4
 Employers 1 045 063 7,3 410 310 3,0
 Caregivers 16 622 0,1 26 373 0,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T3 - Employees aged 15 to 64 by sex, age, and partial time jobs in 2021

ACT T3 - Employees aged 15 to 64 by sex, age, and partial time jobs in 2021
Age Male of which% part-time Female of which% part-time
Altogether 11 890 075 7,6 11 927 969 24,4
15 to 24 years old 1 315 134 21,7 1 078 712 34,0
25 to 54 years old 8 818 050 5,2 8 860 548 22,4
55 to 64 years old 1 756 891 8,7 1 988 709 28,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex
Sex 2010 2015 2021
Male 7,2 8,0 8,0
Female 29,0 27,9 24,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex

  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T4 - Workplace of workers aged 15 years or over depending on their principal residence zones

ACT T4 - Workplace of workers aged 15 years or over depending on their principal residence zones
Work Area 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 26 690 065 100 26 726 045 100 27 854 815 100
working :
in their residential zone 9 391 336 35,2 9 341 363 35,0 9 115 885 32,7
in another zone 17 298 730 64,8 17 384 681 65,0 18 738 930 67,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021
Mode of transport Percentage
None 4,1
Walking 6,1
Bicycle 2,9
Motorized two-wheeled vehicles 1,8
Car or truck 70,0
Public transports 15,1
  • Scope : workers aged 15 or over with a job.
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021

  • Scope : workers aged 15 or over with a job.
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.